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dissimilation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dissimilation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dissimilation [ n.]
- The act of making dissimilar.

Meaning of 'dissimilation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dissimilation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
Example in sentence:
  • the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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